The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-16

playing models of breweries of the last cen
tury with those of modern times, a cooper
shop and other adjuncts of the trade.
The Tenth division was made up of an in
terestiug representation of the United
States mint, showing two coming presses in
operation, an old style coiner and
other features of money making. There
were 300 employees of the Mint in line, fol
lowed by 100 employees of the post office and
floats representing the working of the post
Office. On the floats was displayed the
manner of cancelling stamps, casing, dis
tributing and delivering mail matter as
compared with primitive methods
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE.
The Eleventh division was taken up by
the Knights of the Golden Eagle who had
5000 men in uniform in line, and several
floats bearing tableaux representing 'Fi-
deity, Valor and Honor" the motto of the
order.
The Twelfth division was display of the
products of the textile industry and was
an interesting exhibit being as complete
and attractive as anything of the kind
could be-
The Thirteenth division was taken up
with a display of silk manufacture, which
was complete in every detail and the object
of much attention.
The Fourteenth division was a represen-
tation of the clothing trade, which included
on floats a sheep pasture, containing num-
Der of sheep watched by boys in Highland
costumes
PROGRESS IN TRANSPORTATION.
The Fifteenth division was a display by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
was one of the largest and most complete in
the line The progress in the mode of travel
ing from the revolutionary era to the present
time was fully and graphically presented.
IN in IL
We're pack mules, a genuine Conestoga
wagon, Concord coach, representation of
the canal service, seven civil engineers in
uniform delineating the first step in the
construction OF a railway line, men laying
rails and ballasting, switch signals, tools, a
wooden model of the Oldest locomotive in
America weighing 1000 pounds contrasted
with a new locomotive weighing over 81, 900
pounds, and a train of six miniature cars,
consisting of an express, baggage, passen-
ger, sleeping and dining car, freight and
coal car. This miniature train was equipped
with a full crew In this division, also,
was the display of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, which covered several squares,
and was accompanied by 1000
men. All the various shops
were represented, and every stage in the
construction of a LOCOMOTIVES was repre-
sented, as well as miniature of 'Old Iron
sides" the first locomotive built at the shops
by Baldwin At the end of this divis-
ion was a wagon drawn by twenty
eight horses, upon which was mounted
locomotive under steam, with the
driving wheels raised to clear the plat
form An engineer was seated in the cab,
his hand on the throttle, and behind,
on another float was the tender
ann large force of workmen
SHIP BUILDING.
The Sixteenth Division was complete
ship building and naval exhibit, including
q large model of the steamer John Fitch
the first steamboat that piled the Delaware
river in 1856, propelled by six paddles con
nected in a crude manner with a wheel
which in the original vessel was turned by
a steam engine. Also an exact model of
the japanese ironclad Minianwa Kan, with
its modern electric search lights and steam
windlaSses.
The Seventeenth division comprised the
government display, which included a
model of the first steamship that ever
crossed the Atlantic; several tableaux with
children and ladies representing the States
the model of the old United States man-of-
war Hartford old fashioned specimens of
the 32 FOUNDER naval gun; high power 10
inch gun and a high power 13-inch gun;
a model of the training ship
Antietam: models of turreted iron monitors !;
ton now building at San Francisco. The
last of the naval exhibit included display
modern life-saving apparatus and a crew
from one Of the life-saving stations illustrat-
ing its use.
The Eighteenth division included electri-
cal machinery, lights and ceramics
The Nineteenth division was made up of
civic societies, headed by the italian Benefi-
cial Society.
A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION.
The Twentieth division was a miscel-
laneous one, including sewing machines, file
workers, stoves, scales ventllators, betting,
hosting machinery, safes, engines and
steam pumps.
The Twenty-frst division displayed house
hold ornamentation in every detail
The Twenty second division was display
of wagons and carriages one of the most
important features of which was the car
riage which was formerly used by George
Washington drawn by six white horses and
having two footmen and two coachmen at
tired in Continental livery in attendance
The Twenty-third division, the last of the
great parade, was made up of miscellaneous
displays, and illustrated the manner of
making bread and cakes, grocery store of
old and modern times, cigar making, sugar
refining, meat curing brush making, fold
ing beds, washing machines, street sweep
ing machinery, SUedtIl paving FaUlDler, II
large centrifugal water sprinkler and the
manner of producing improved kindling
wood
GUNS USHER IN THE DAY.
At sunrise this morning the United States
war vessels now anchored in Delaware river
began their part in the celebration. A
salute of thirteen guns was fired from each
one of them, the booming of the cannon be-
ing distinctly heard for miles. One hour
later the Queen Emma followed with salute
of eleven guns. All of these vessels
are handsomely decorated with bunting and
flags, and tonight they were Illuminated
with Chinese lanterns. Beautifully pyro-
technic displays were made from all the YES
sells in the harbor this evening.
CLEvELAND's ARRIVAL.
President Cleveland and party left Wash
inCton at o'clock in the afternoon and
arrived here at $50 o'clock tonight in a
private car of the Pennsylvania railroad,
and were at once driven TO the Lafayette
Hotel.
Gov. Beaver shook hands with fully 1900
people this evening at his public reception
in one of the galleries Of the Academy of
Fine Arts, and numbered among his visitors
a no less distinguished parsonage than the
President of the United States. The Gov
ernor was assisted by the Centennial Com
mission, the Committee on Invitation and
Aides. President Cleveland arrived at $50
o'clock, accompanied by Secretaries Bayard
and Fairchild and the Citizens
Cop,nitfaa on the Rprention of Distin-